| Subject: | piecewise linear approximation |
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| From: | "msimon" |
| Date: | 29 Apr 2006 19:18:43 -0700 |
| Newsgroups: | sci.math |
If a function f(x) in C^2(0,1) is approximated by a piecewise linear polynomial, how do I find a bound on the error? For a specific interval [x(j), x(j+1)], I know: p(x) = [f(x(j+1)) - f(x(j))] x / h_j + f(x(j)) f(x) - p(x) = f(x) - [f(x(j+1)) - f(x(j))] x / h_j - f(x(j)) where to go from here? |
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